Æþelræd

See also: Æðelred, Æthelred, Æþelred, Aethelred, and Ethelred

Old English

Alternative forms

• Æþelrēd, Æðelrēd (Anglian)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalarād, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz, from *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *rēdaz (“counsel, advice”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ rǣd. Cognate with Old High German Adalrāt, Old Norse Aðalráðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.θelˌræːd/, [ˈæ.ðelˌræːd]

Proper noun

Æþelrǣd m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCCC.LXXVIII Hēr on þyssum ġēare wearð Ēadweard cyning ġemartyrad, ⁊ Æþelrēd æþeling his brōðor feng tō þām rīċe.

     Year 978 In this year King Edward was martyred, and his brother Prince Ethelred ascended to the throne.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Æþelrǣd	—
accusative	Æþelrǣd	—
genitive	Æþelrǣdes	—
dative	Æþelrǣde	—

Descendants

• English: Alred, Allred, Aldred

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 327 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex and Kent, to Wærmund, bishop; grant of land at Rochester with a marsh, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses), Æþelræd is mentioned as "Æðelred" in the text section and "Æ∂elred" in the old text section.